The agreement between Antel and Spotify came to an end and Uruguayans will lose the benefits that this possibility offered for the Premium plan, as announced by the state company through a statement.
This is a new episode of tension between the Swedish streaming music platform and the government, after it threatened to leave the country over two articles from the Accountability, that were finally observed so that the company maintains its service.
Now the end of the service is added Spotify Premium through Antel, which specified through its website that since December 1, the platform stopped marketing that service through the firm.
“If you have an active monthly subscription, it will not be renewed. You will be able to use Spotify Premium until the validity of said subscription ends,” they warned from the company that runs Annabela Suburú.
In this way, it is expected that users of the platform will now have to pay the membership of 7.99 dollars, compared to the 270 pesos that customers of Antel who had a telephone contract.
Spotify stays in the country after back and forth with the government
It is worth remembering that a few months ago Spotify began with a series of negotiations with the government in which he made his departure official. Uruguay starting next year.
However, two weeks ago the former Secretary of the Presidency and pre-candidate for the National Party, Alvaro Delgado, confirmed that the application will continue to operate in the country, after reaching an agreement and pending conversations with artists and production companies.
The counterpoint was given by articles 329 and 330 of the Accountability Law, that aimed to promote economic compensation for the performer when a song is played on social networks and the internet.
The remaining one pointed out that “the agreements entered into by authors, composers, performers, directors and scriptwriters with respect to their power of public communication and making phonograms and audiovisual recordings available to the public” have the right to a fair and equitable remuneration.
For the firm this could mean “paying twice”, something that was outright ruled out. By 2024, the discussion will remain in the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM), where a commission was created so that artists and producers can debate the underlying issue, linked to charges.
Source: Ambito
